Secondary victims: once again the Court declines to distinguish Paul

Secondary victims: once again the Court declines to distinguish Paul Judith Rogerson (1) BJS (By His Mother & Litigation Friend SXS) (2) SXS v (1) Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust (2) North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (unreported) In BJS, a claim where a mother (the…

Tragic Death of Newborn from Infection was not due to Negligence

Tragic Death of Newborn from Infection was not due to Negligence Judith Rogerson Callaghan v South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWHC 1199 (KB) Background  This case arose from the death of the Claimant’s daughter, Imogen, who died from Group B Streptococcus (“GBS”) bacterial meningitis and septicaemia when she…